The Judicial Branch of Power. Ex. I. Read the following words and word combinations

Unit V

Ex. I. Read the following words and word combinations. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Ministry of Justice Министерство юстиции	There is no Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom.
2. the Home Secretary министр внутренних дел	The Home Secretary has overall responsibility for criminal law.
3. the administration of the judicial system управление судебной системой	The Lord Chancellor and the Home Secretary are responsible for the administration of the Judicial system.
4. to be concerned with заниматься чем-либо	Criminal law is concerned with acts punishable by the state.
5. the composition of the court состав суда	Do you know who is concerned with the composition of courts in the UK?
6. treatment of offenders обращение с преступниками, некарательное воздействие на преступников	The Home Secretary deals with the prevention of criminal offences, trial and treatment of offenders.
7. prison service тюремная служба	The Home Secretary is responsible for the prison service.
8. source источник	Common law is one of the main sources of English law.
9. to be formed from smth быть составленным из чего-либо	What sources is the British Constitution formed from?
10. case law прецедентное право	Case law is the traditional unwritten law in England based on judges’ decisions.
11. statute law статутное право	Statute law is based on all the laws created by government.
12. convention конвенция	Most European countries have signed up to the Geneva Convention.
13. royal prerogative королевская прерогатива	It’s the royal prerogative to declare war and make peace.
14. to cover охватывать, распространять свое воздействие	Criminal law covers the most serious crimes.
15. murder тяжкое убийство	The jury found him guilty of murder.
16. robbery грабеж с насилием, разбой	They were accused of armed robbery.
17. assault нападение	An assault on an old man was heard in the court.
18. community service общественные исправительные работы	If the crime is a small one, the guilty person may be sentenced to a certain number of hours of community service.
19. to issue a sentence выносить приговор	The defendant was found guilty and his sentence was issued by the judge.
20. a dispute спор	Monroe’s behaviour led to the dispute with the referee.
21. to result in smth приводить к чему-либо	Most of the civil disputes that do go to court never result in a trial.
22. court action судебное преследование	Most civil disputes are solved without court action.

Ex.II. Match these words to their definitions.

1. dispute	1. a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time
2. formal document	2. to make sure that a law is obeyed
3. to enforce the law	3. to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them
4. to prosecute	4. the crime of killing someone deliberately (намеренно)
5. murder	5. the crime of taking money or property illegally, often by rising threats or violence
6. robbery	6. a physical attack on someone, or the crime of physically attacking someone
7. assault	7. a piece of paper containing official information
8. defense	8. work that someone does as a punishment, instead of going to prison
9. trial	9. a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment
10. community service	10. the people in a court case who try to prove that someone is not guilty
11. prevention	11. the state or job of being in charge of someone or something
12. offence	12. the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent
13. responsibility	13. the process of bringing a case to a court of law
14. court action	14. the lawyers who try to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty
15. prosecution	15. the act of preventing something or things that people do in order to prevent something

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